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Rajasthan High Court - Jaipur

Sirvista Shivran Daughter Of Shri ... vs State Of Rajasthan on 11 July, 2024

Author: Sameer Jain

Bench: Sameer Jain

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        HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
                    BENCH AT JAIPUR

                 S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3527/2024

1.       Brijsundar Regar S/o Dalchand, Aged About 29 Years, R/o
         Village Dehit, Tehsil Talera, District Bundi, Rajasthan.
2.       Puran Singh Rathore S/o Hem Singh, Aged About 26
         Years, R/o Vpo Amarsar, Tehsil Bidasar, District Churu,
         Rajasthan.
3.       Dama Ram S/o Kesha Ram, Aged About 25 Years, R/o
         Jakhdon Ki Dhani, Barmer, Rajasthan.
4.       Satya Jeet Yadav S/o Sajan Singh Yadav, Aged About 27
         Years, R/o Village Milakpur, Tehsil Behror, District Alwar,
         Rajasthan.
5.       Jodhraj Choudhary S/o Hansraj Choudhary, Aged About
         26 Years, R/o Village Lakholai, Tehsil Deoli, District Tonk,
         Rajasthan.
6.       Rajendra S/o Rewant Ram, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Vpo
         Sinod, Tehsil And District Nagaur, Rajasthan.
7.       Pramod      Kumar        Pingoliya         S/o      Rameshwar        Prasad
         Pingoliya, Aged About 25 Years, R/o Vpo Hastera, Via
         Govindgarh, Tehsil Chomu, District Jaipur, Rajasthan.
8.       Rahul Kumar S/o Gyanchand, Aged About 24 Years, R/o
         Chimni Ka Kuwa, Dhanna Talai, Tonk, Rajasthan.
9.       Suresh Kumar S/o Teja Ram, Aged About 24 Years, R/o
         Vpo Sankad, Tehsil Sanchore, District Sancore, Rajasthan.
10.      Dinesh Gander S/o Jitendra Gander, Aged About 22 Years,
         R/o Rameswer Mandir Ke Piche, Chandpole, Jodhpur,
         Rajasthan.
11.      Sumit Kumar S/o Mansingh, Aged About 26 Years, R/o
         Vpo Mahpalwas, Tehsl Surajgarh, District Jhunjhunu,
         Rajasthan.
12.      Ganesh Kumar Saini S/o Raju Lal Saini, Aged About 24
         Years, R/o Ward No. 02, Dhani Bewadi, Garhmora, District
         Karauli, Rajasthan.
13.      Jagpal S/o Dungar Ram, Aged About 24 Years, R/o Village
         Bheser      Khutdi,      Block       Mathaniya,           Distict   Jodhpur,
         Rajasthan.
14.      Shubham Chittora S/o Shyam Sundar Chittora, Aged
         About 29 Years, R/o Vpo Barundhan, Tehsil Talera, Dsitrict

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         Bundi, Rajasthan.
15.      Gowardhan Lal Saini S/o Bhanwar Lal Saini, Aged About
         25 Years, R/o Ahinsa Nagar, Jaipur Road, Kekri, Dstrct
         Kekri, Rajasthan.
16.      Sugna D/o Shiv Ram, Aged About 23 Years, R/o 61, Ward
         No. 30, Begsar, Maulasar, District Nagaur, Rajasthan.
                                                                           ----Petitioners
                                         Versus
1.       The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary,
         Animal Husbandry Department, Government Secretariat,
         Jaipur.
2.       The       Director,      Department            Of        Animal     Husbandry,
         Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
3.       Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, Through Its Secretary,
         Agriculture Management Institute Building, Durgapura,
         Jaipur, Rajasthan.
                                                                        ----Respondents
                                   Connected With
                   S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3521/2024
Sanju Kumari Daughter Of Shri Devkaran Singh, Aged About 34
Years, Resident Of Kishorpura, Tehsil Chirawa, District Jhunjhunu
(Raj.)
                                                                            ----Petitioner
                                         Versus
1.       State       Of   Rajasthan,        Through         Its       Secretary,   Animal
         Husbandry Department, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.)
2.       Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Govt. Of Raj.
         Jaipur (Raj.)
3.       Joint Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Churu
         (Raj.)
4.       Secretary, Rajasthan Subordinate And Ministerial Service
         Selection Board, Rajasthan Krishi Prabandh Sansthan
         Parisar, Durgapura, Jaipur (Raj.)
                                                                        ----Respondents
                   S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3522/2024
Sirvista Shivran Daughter Of Shri Birbal Singh, Aged About 23
Years, Resident Of Village Kue Ke Paas, Dagra, District Sikar

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(Raj.)
                                                                           ----Petitioner
                                         Versus
1.       State       Of   Rajasthan,        Through         Its       Secretary,   Animal
         Husbandry Department, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.)
2.       Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Govt. Of Raj.,
         Jaipur (Raj.)
3.       Joint Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Churu
         (Raj.)
4.       Secretary, Rajasthan Subordinate And Ministerial Service
         Selection Board, Rajasthan Krishi Prabandh Sansthan
         Parisar, Durgapura, Jaipur (Raj.)
                                                                        ----Respondents
                  S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3529/2024
Asha Kumari Daughter Of Shri Chandgi Ram Dhayal, Aged About
25 Years, Resident Of Village Dhayalo Ka Bass, Kari, Tehsil
Nawalgarh, District Jhunjhunu (Raj.)
                                                                           ----Petitioner
                                         Versus
1.       State       Of   Rajasthan,        Through         Its       Secretary,   Animal
         Husbandry Department, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.)
2.       Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Govt. Of Raj.
         Jaipur (Raj.)
3.       Joint Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Churu
         (Raj.)
4.       Secretary, Rajasthan Subordinate And Ministerial Service
         Selection Board, Rajasthan Krishi Prabandh Sansthan
         Parisar, Durgapura, Jaipur (Raj.)
                                                                        ----Respondents
                  S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3536/2024
1.       Bhuvnesh Mehara D/o Onkar Lal Mehara, Aged About 24
         Years,      R/o     Village      Golana,        Tehsil       Khanpur,     District
         Jhalawar, Rajasthan.
2.       Rakesh Yadav S/o Babulal Yadav, Aged About 25 Years,
         R/o Dhani Shyolala Wali, Near Eat Bhatta Bai Pass Road,
         Narayanpur, Tehsil Narayanpur, District Kotputli Behror,
         Rajasthan.

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3.       Nagina Bano D/o Gani, Aged About 24 Years, R/o Village
         Harsolaw, Tehsil Merta City, District Nagaur, Rajasthan.
4.       Balram Choudhary S/o Ramsahay, Aged About 22 Years,
         R/o Village Kuredi, Tehsil Peeplu, District Tonk, Rajasthan.
5.       Mahendra Mehariya S/o Sukhh Dev Ram, Aged About 29
         Years, R/o Mehariyo Ka Bas, Vpo Indwar, Tehsil Merta
         City, District Nagaur, Rajasthan.
6.       Meghraj Kushwah S/o Amarchand Kushwah, Aged About
         22 Years, R/o Vpo Kundi, Tehsil Atru, District Baran,
         Rajasthan.
7.       Dashrath S/o Teekam Singh, Aged About 22 Years, R/o
         Village Madoli, Post Sewar, District Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
8.       Teeja Kumari D/o Mohan Lal, W/o Suresh Kumar, Aged
         About 25 Years, R/o Ward No. 03, Village Panditanwali,
         Tehsil Pilibangan, District Hanumangarh, Rajasthan.
9.       Reshma Meena D/o Onkar Singh Meena, Aged About 25
         Years, R/o Biletha, Tehsil Jahazpur, Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
10.      Navrtan Vaishnav S/o Jagdish Prasad, Aged About 22
         Years, R/o Village Sankariya, Tehsil Kekri, District Ajmer,
         Rajasthan.
11.      Mahendra Kumar Dhakar S/o Dhanraj Dhakar, Aged About
         23 Years, R/o Village Daulta, Post Ambapura, Tehsil Deoli,
         District Tonk, Rajasthan.
12.      Lalit Nagar S/o Ramsahay Nagar, Aged About 24 Years,
         R/o Village Manpura, Post Khanpura, Tehsil Nainwa,
         District Bundi, Rajasthan
13.      Anil Kumar Meena S/o Ram Niwas Meena, Aged About 22
         Years, R/o Village Vinayaka, Tehsil Pipalda, District Kota,
         Rajasthan.
14.      Sonam D/o Nizamuddin, Aged About 29 Years, R/o 1-F-
         78, Chatrapura Talab, Vigyan Nagar, Kota, Rajasthan.
15.      Ashok Kumar S/o Lashmana Ram, Aged About 28 Years,
         R/o Village Deegonv, Post Karda, Tehsil Raniwara, District
         Jalore, Rajasthan.
16.      Savita Gurjar D/o Rajaram Gurjar, Aged About 22 Years,
         R/o Ward No. 11, Chak Chamroli, Sothana, Jaipur,
         Rajasthan.
                                                                  ----Petitioners


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                                       Versus
1.       The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary,
         Animal Husbandry Department, Government Secretariat,
         Jaipur.
2.       The       Director,       Department         Of      Animal           Husbandry,
         Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
3.       Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, Through Its Secretary,
         Agriculture Management Institute Building, Durgapura,
         Jaipur, Rajasthan.
                                                                      ----Respondents
                   S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3646/2024
Pradeep Nath Yogi S/o Laxman Nath Yogi, Aged About 33 Years,
R/o     Sabalpura,      Badawat,         Tehsil      Asind,         District    Bhilwara,
Rajasthan.
                                                                          ----Petitioner
                                       Versus
1.       The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary,
         Animal Husbandry Department, Government Secretariat,
         Jaipur.
2.       The       Director,       Department         Of      Animal           Husbandry,
         Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
3.       Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, Through Its Secretary,
         Agriculture Management Institute Building, Durgapura,
         Jaipur, Rajasthan.
                                                                      ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)              :    Mr. Ram Pratap Saini
                                    Ms. Komal Kumari Giri with
                                    Mr. Bajrang Sepat
                                    Mr. Himanshu Jain with
                                    Ms. Apporva Agarwal
                                    Mr. Rishiraj Maheshwari
                                    Mr. Yashraj Kumawat
For Respondent(s)              :    Ms. Priyanka Pareek, AGC
                                    Mr. Nalin G. Narain, AGC with
                                    Mr. Arpit Jain
                                    Mr. Manish Bhardwaj



                HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN


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                                      Order

Reserved On              : 28/05/2024
Prounounced On           : 11/07/2024
1.    In the present batch of writ petitions, the scope of the controversy

involved is identical and therefore, with the consent of learned counsel

appearing on behalf of both the sides, the petitions are being jointly

taken up for final disposal. For efficacious disposal and recording of

arguments, S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3527/2024 titled as Brijsundar

Regar vs. State of Rajasthan, is being taken up as the lead case.


2.    The petition is filed with the following prayers:-

             i) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the
           nature thereof thereby, the respondents be directed to
           continue the petitioners on the post of Livestock
           Assistant in pursuance of appointment orders dated
           13.10.2022.
           ii)    Issue an appropriate writ, order direction in the
           nature thereof thereby, the impugned Revised Result
           dated 01.03.2024 (Annex.11) and impugned order
           dated 02.03.2024 (Annex.12) be declared illegal and
           may kindly be quashed and set aside qua the petitioners
           as the similar controversy has already been resolved by
           the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Anmol Kumar
           Tiwari & Ors. vs. The State of Jharkhand and Ors, Civil
           Appeal No. 429-430 of 2021 as also by this Hon'ble
           Court in the case of Chhotu Ram Regar and Anr. vs.
           State of Raj. & Ors. S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.
           6614/2017, decided on 2.5.2017 wherein such type of
           termination orders have been held to be illegal.
           iii)   Issue and appropriate writ, order or direction in
           the nature thereof thereby, the respondents may kindly
           be directed not to oust the petitioners from the post of
           Livestock Assistant due to revised result.
           iv) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the
           nature thereof thereby, the respondents may kindly be
           directed to fill up the vacant posts of Livestock Assistant
           by following the reservation policy as rules.
           v) Pass any other appropriate order which this Hon'ble
           Court may deem fit, just and proper in the facts and
           circumstances of the case in favour of the petitioners.
           vi) Cost of the writ petition be also awarded in favour of
           the petitioners."

3.    Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that on

11.03.2022, the       respondent-Rajasthan Staff                  Selection Board

(hereinafter, RSSB) published an advertisement for recruitment on


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the post of Livestock Assistant under the Rajasthan Animal

Husbandry Subordinate Service Rules, 1977, by way of which, a

total of 1136 posts were advertised. Eventually, by way an

amended advertisement dt. 27.05.2022, the total number of

vacancies increased to 1436 posts. The petitioners before this

Court appeared in the requisite examination on 04.06.2022. On

07.07.2022,        the    respondents          issued      the        final   answer       key.

Thereafter, on the basis of the said answer key, the respondent-

RSSB issued the final result on 13.10.2022, by way of which the

petitioners were selected on the posts so advertised, having been

declared meritorious. Consequently, the respondent-RSSB issued

appointment orders in favour of the petitioners, resulting into the

petitioners being posted at different locations, in accordance with

their merit positions.

4.    It was further submitted that pursuant to their appointment,

the petitioners had been rendering their services with utmost

efficiency   for     an    approximate           period      of       one     year.   In   the

meanwhile, one petition, namely S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.

10276/2022 titled as Praveen Senwar vs. State of Rajasthan

along with other petitions, came to be filed before this Court. In

the said petition, a challenge was raised against the answer key so

released by the respondent-RSSB, more particularly qua Question

Nos. 6 and 38. However, the Coordinate Bench found no substance

in the petition and vide order dated 28.09.2022, dismissed the

petition. Against the said order of dismissal, an appeal was

preferred before the Hon'ble Division Bench namely D.B. Special

Appeal Writ No. 847/2022 titled as Suman and Ors. vs. State

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of Rajasthan and Ors., which conversely, vide order dated

02.02.2023, allowed the appeal. Subsequently, an appeal was

preferred against the order dated 02.02.2023 before the Hon'ble

Apex Court. However, the said SLP came to be dismissed vide

order dated 06.10.2023. Therefore, the order passed by the

Hon'ble Division Bench dated 02.02.2023 in Suman (Supra) was

maintained and interference was extended in the answer key qua

Question Nos. 6 and 38.

5.    Resultantly, in light of the aforesaid orders, the respondent-

RSSB issued the revised result for the advertised posts on

01.03.2024        by    way       of    which        the     RSSB      withdrew       the

recommendations of 52 candidates. Accordingly, on 02.03.2024,

despite the fact that the petitioners had rendered efficient service

for a period of one year, the respondents issued an order

terminating the services of the petitioners, in accordance with the

revised result of the concerned examination and in sync with the

consequent decisions of the Hon'ble Division Bench and the Apex

Court.

6.    At   this      juncture,     learned        counsel       for   the     petitioners

submitted that if the appointment, joining, training and rendering of services by the petitioners for a period of one year was as per the due selection process sans concealment and/or misrepresentation/fraud, then in light of the dictum enunciated in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5355/2013 titled as Sanju Nama vs. State of Rajasthan and Anr., Rajesh Kumar and Ors. vs. State of Bihar and Ors. reported in (2013) 4 SCC 690 and Vikas Pratap Singh and Ors. vs. State of Chattisgarh and (Downloaded on 18/07/2024 at 08:51:54 PM) [2024:RJ-JP:25538] (9 of 14) [CW-3527/2024] Ors. reported in (2013) 14 SCC 494, the services of the petitioners who were regularly appointed ought not to be discontinued, despite the change in merit. Rather, the same should be continued. Moreover, in an eventuality where the same is not possible on account of non-existence of vacancies, such appointees should be adjusted against the future vacancies as the nature of job is recurring. In this regard, reliance was also placed upon the dictum enunciated in D.B. Civil Appeal No. 793/2014 titled as Mohan Lal vs. RSRTC. Lastly, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that considerations such as other candidates being in the revised merit list cannot outweigh the accumulated rights of the petitioners, as said candidates were not parties in the earlier rounds of litigation before this Court. Therefore, such candidates cannot seek a relief at such a belated stage. Hence, in cumulative light of the above, it was prayed that the instant petition be allowed in terms of the prayers so advanced.

7. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondents vehemently opposed the prayers advanced by the petitioners and consequently, prayed for the dismissal of the instant petition. In this regard, learned counsel submitted that during the pendency of the present proceedings, in compliance with the directions of this Court, the respondents formulated a high-level committee in order to explore the possibility of adjusting the petitioners against future vacancies. However, the said possibility cannot fruition for the reason that in light of the dictum enunciated by the Division Bench in D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 847/2022 titled as Suman and Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors., which was (Downloaded on 18/07/2024 at 08:51:54 PM) [2024:RJ-JP:25538] (10 of 14) [CW-3527/2024] subsequently upheld by the Hon'ble Apex Court, a fresh/revised merit list was prepared by the respondents, in which, the petitioners were found not to be meritorious. Moreover, as per the appointment letters issued to the petitioners by the respondents, it was made rather clear that the petitioners appointment shall be subject to any litigation. Moreover, said litigation was not confined to any particular individual(s) as well. Subsequently, the dictum enunciated by the Division Bench vide order dated 02.02.2023, came to be confirmed/upheld by the Hon'ble Apex Court vide order dated 06.10.2023. Therefore, as on date, the revised merit list so prepared in pursuance of said judgments, is final, which ousts the candidatures of the petitioners on account of them being non-meritorious. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioners were merely rendering their services on probation, not having been confirmed in service yet. Lastly, it was averred that as per the revised merit list, in between the petitioners and the selected candidates, there lies the candidature of 285 candidates who are more meritorious than the petitioners. Therefore, giving appointment to the petitioners shall not only be arbitrary and unjust on account of them being non-meritorious, but also discriminatory qua said 285 candidates.

8. In this background, learned counsel prayed that the instant petition be dismissed and the appointments as per the revised merit list be finalized expeditiously, looking to the public interest.

9. Heard and considered.

10. Upon an assiduous perusal of the record of the instant petition coupled with the arguments advanced by the learned (Downloaded on 18/07/2024 at 08:51:54 PM) [2024:RJ-JP:25538] (11 of 14) [CW-3527/2024] counsel for both the sides, this Court deems it appropriate to dismiss the instant petition, for the following reasons, namely:-

10.1. That the appointment letter, as issued to the petitioners in pursuance of the erstwhile merit list, marked as Annexure-6 dt. 13.10.2022, made it unequivocally and categorically clear that such appointment shall be contingent and/or conditional to any subsequent litigation before the Court. Therefore, the appointment conferred vide letter dt. 13.10.2022 was not absolute, being subject to the caveat of any further litigation before the Court. The relevant extract of the appointment letter, marked as Annexure-6, is reproduced herein-under:-
" 1- ;g fu;qfDr iw.kZr;k vLFkk;h gSA 5- mDr p;fur vH;fFkZ;ksa dh fu;qfDr bl HkrhZ ls lacaf/kr ekuuh; U;k;ky; esa nk;j okn la[;k 8050@2022 ,oa vU; fopkjk/khu@nk;j gksus okyh fjV ;kfpdkvksa ds fu.kZ;k/khu jgsxhA 13- ifjoh{kkdky (Probation Period) esa lsok,sa larks'ktud ugha gksus dh fLFkfr esa fuekuqlkj ifjoh{kkdky (Probation Period) c<k;k tk;sxk ;k fcuk dkj.k crk;s lsok,¡ lekIr dh tk ldrh gSA "

10.2. That upon a further perusal of Annexure-6 i.e. appointment letter dt. 13.10.2022, it is also made clear that the said letter in no uncertain terms outlined that the petitioners could be ousted from service, without any recorded reason, during the period of probation. It is also an undisputed fact that at the time when the petitioner's termination letter was issued, the petitioners were rendering their services on probation.

10.3. That cumulatively, it can be deduced in no uncertain terms that the appointment letter dt. 13.10.2022 created no vested right of appointment in favour of the petitioners. Rather, such right was (Downloaded on 18/07/2024 at 08:51:54 PM) [2024:RJ-JP:25538] (12 of 14) [CW-3527/2024] contingent upon further litigation before this Court coupled with the expiry of the period of probation.

10.4. That subsequent to the issuance of the said appointment letter dt. 13.10.2022, certain litigation ensued before this Court qua the correctness of the answer key, especially qua Question Nos. 6 and 38. In this regard, one petition, namely S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 10276/2022 titled as Praveen Senwar vs. State of Rajasthan along with other petitions, came to be filed before this Court. In the said petition, a challenge was raised against the answer key so released by the respondent-RSS, more particularly qua Question Nos. 6 and 38. However, the Coordinate Bench found no substance in the petition and vide order dated 28.09.2022, dismissed the petition. Against the said order of dismissal, an appeal was preferred before the Hon'ble Division Bench namely D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 847/2022 titled as Suman and Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan and Ors., which conversely, vide order dated 02.02.2023, allowed the appeal. Subsequently, an appeal was preferred against the order dated 02.02.2023 before the Hon'ble Apex Court. However, the said SLP came to be dismissed vide order dated 06.10.2023. Therefore, the order passed by the Hon'ble Division Bench dated 02.02.2023 was maintained and interference was extended in the answer key qua Question Nos. 6 and 38.

10.5. The Division Bench, in Suman (Supra) vide order dated 02.02.2023 held as under:-

"Consequently, the impugned order passed by the learned Singled Bench dated 28/09/2022 is also reserved.
(Downloaded on 18/07/2024 at 08:51:54 PM) [2024:RJ-JP:25538] (13 of 14) [CW-3527/2024] The answer (B) Suratgarh adopted in the preliminary answer key is the correct answer to the question No. 38 and thus, the result shall be revised by adopting the said answer. The answer key and the reshuffled result/merit list to be prepared as a consequence of the above revision shall be declared and uploaded on the website of the Board at the earliest."

10.6. That subsequent to the passing of the order dt. 02.02.2023 and the same having been confirmed by the Hon'ble Apex Court on 06.10.2023, the respondent-RSSB issued the revised result for the advertised posts on 01.03.2024. As per the said revised result, the petitioners candidature was ousted on account of them lacking merit. Moreover, between the selected candidates as per the revised result and the petitioners, lay the candidature of 285 other candidates who are placed higher on merit than the petitioners. Therefore, the arguments advanced by the petitioners qua adjustment qua future vacancies cannot be countenanced, especially looking to the fact that the said adjustment shall be discriminatory to the rights of the said 285 candidates who are more meritorious than the petitioners.

10.7. That the judgments as relied upon by the petitioners qua the petitioners adjustment against future vacancies cannot be further countenanced for the reason that in the facts and circumstances of the present case, it is made abundantly clear that the very appointment letter issued in favour of the petitioners, marked as Annexure-6 dt. 13.10.2022, made it rather clear that the said appointment shall not be final insofar as the same would be contingent upon any further litigation before this Court or the Hon'ble Apex Court. Furthermore, the said (Downloaded on 18/07/2024 at 08:51:54 PM) [2024:RJ-JP:25538] (14 of 14) [CW-3527/2024] appointment letter also provided for termination of services, without any notice period and/or reasons to be recorded in writing, during the sustenance of the period of probation, which was admittedly ongoing. Therefore, the aspect of adjustment qua future vacancies ought not to be entertained.

11. As a result, in cumulative light of the aforesaid, the instant petitions are dismissed. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

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